New England Daylily Society Newsletter AMERICAN HEMEROCALLIS SOCIETY REGION 4

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1 New England Daylily Society Newsletter AMERICAN HEMEROCALLIS SOCIETY REGION 4 NOVEMBER MARLENE HARMON EDITOR NEW ENGLAND DAYLILIY SOCIETY Saturday, November 14, 2015 LOCATION: Tower Hill Botanic Garden 11 French Drive, Boylston, MA 9:00 AM Setup for hospitality (volunteers needed to help) 9:30 AM Board meeting 10:00 AM Social time 10:30 AM Presentation of awards from Summer 2015 Exhibition Dan Pessoni; Discussion about NEDS Board vacancies; Planning session for July 2016 AHS Region 4 Summer Regional Convention NEDS will sponsor the summer regional July 22-24, There will be many jobs that will need to be done and we need everyone s input and lots of volunteers to run a successful event. 11:30 AM Set up for Pot luck 12:00 PM Annual Soup s On Potluck Luncheon - Please bring a soup or dessert to share 1:00 PM Drawing for door prize plants 1:15 PM Speaker Dave Mussar, Ontario Daylily Society, from Hillside Daylilies in Ontario ( Auction to follow In an effort to produce a spotted daylily, Dave has come ups with lots of speckled daylilies and some interesting striped, broken color patterns daylilies. He has focused on trying to improve the look of the extra early cultivars and flowers with toothy edges and above all, just good plants with northern hardiness and superior plant performance. NEDS Calendar of Events Mark these dates on your calendar for future NEDS meetings: December 12, 2015 Meeting in Room C (downstairs) Annual Business Meeting, Local Hybridizer presentations January 9, 2016 Meeting in Room C (downstairs) NEDS Annual Photo contest February, 2016 no meeting March 12, 2016 Daylily Bingo, Regional meeting discussion as needed, speaker TBD April 9, 2016 Speaker Charmaine Rich, Hold n Heaven Daylilies and Annual Pot Luck Luncheon May Sale, 2016 TBD Exhibition TBD July AHS Region 4 Regional Convention, Nashua, NH August Sale 2016 TBD If you have suggestions for topics to discuss or suggestions for speakers, please our program chair, George Viamari, at agtec49@gmail.com.

2 Page 2 NEW ENGLAND DAYLILY SOCIETY NEWSLETTER - NOVEMBER 2015 Editor s Comments Hopefully you all enjoyed a wonderful bloom season. With the cold and snowy winter we experienced last winter, I was surprised peak bloom appeared to be right about on time this summer. Nature seems to have a way of adjusting. And I think that having such an extreme winter makes summer that much more enjoyable, don t you? We have a great day planned for our next meeting on November 14th. In the morning Dan Pessoni will present the ribbons to the award winners from the daylily exhibition held by NEDS in July at Tower Hill. We ll also talk about the plans for the upcoming AHS Region 4 convention to be sponsored by NEDS on July 22-24, We hope to throw a great party for the Region and we could use your ideas and some volunteers. And speaking of volunteers, at our meeting we ll talk about the open positions in NEDS and we hope you ll consider volunteering to help. We ll share lunch at our annual Soup s On potluck (details below) and then hear about the great things hybridizer Dave Mussar from the Ontario Daylily Society is doing in the world of daylilies. This should be a great way to spend a fall day so we hope to see you there! Now that summer is behind us, it s time to look through the photos you took this summer to see if you have any you d like to enter in the photo contest we ll have in January. Look for the article in this newsletter for the details on how to enter. December 31st is the deadline so start looking to see if you can find some entries! -Respectfully, Marlene Harmon, Editor Soup s On Luncheon November 14th Every fall, members of NEDS look forward to our Soup s On potluck luncheon. Members are asked to bring in a soup, stew, bread or a dessert. There are no stoves, refrigerators or microwaves available for our use so bring your crockpots or coolers. Of course, we also will need soft drinks, i.e., soda, punch, lemonade, cider, juice, etc. Sorry, but we cannot have any alcoholic beverages on Tower Hill property. If you are unable to bring anything, please pay our treasurer Tom Ricco your $10 fee. Treasurer s Report August Sale & Auction NEDS had its August Sale/Auction on 8/22/15 at the First Parish Church in Wakefield. In comparison to the 2014 Sale we actually did a little bit better. We had Gross receipts of $5,415 between the morning sale and afternoon auction versus a total of $4,765 in Expenses for the 2015 sale were $2,475 versus $2,769 for The net proceeds prior to the Region 4 contribution for 2015 were $2,940. After the 25% of net receipts contribution to Region 4 in the amount of $735 the net proceeds from the August Sale / Auction is $ 2,205. Income - Respectfully Submitted Tom Riccio New England Daylily Society August Plant Sale & Auction Results from August 2015 Morning Sales 1,062 Afternoon Sales 4,353 Gross Receipts 5,415 Expenses Area Plants from Harold Cross 1,250 Baby sitting Plants 1,000 Hall Rental 225 Total Expenses 2,475 Net Proceeds before Region 4 2,940 25% to Region Net Proceeds 2,205

3 NEW ENGLAND DAYLILY SOCIETY NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 2015 Page 3 Results of NEDS July 25, 2015 DAYLILY EXHIBITION Tower Hill On Saturday, July 25th, 2015, the New England Daylily Society s Accredited Daylily Exhibition was held at Tower Hill Botanical Gardens in Boylston, MA. Although the number of displayed scapes drops each year, I was pleased with this year s 159 entries, which provided the public with an adequate display of daylilies. Thanks to all those who took the time to contribute their scapes. Each year, the number of people attending increases this year, almost 1,000 people viewed our Exhibition. My sincere thanks to Mike Sczerzen for the setup of the show, to Leslie Nolan for Classification and Tabulation, to Adele Keohan for her help with Classification and her work in producing the awards, and finally, to our ladies from Pepperell, Denise Pavlovich, Jean Doherty, and Janet McOsker, for coordinating an excellent luncheon for the Exhibition workers. Congratulations to Michael Sczerzen for his spider, Spiral Charmer, winning the Best in Show Award. AHS Rosette Winners Name Section Cultivar Mike Sczerzen Best in Show Spiral Charmer Cameron Stern Extra Large Heat Blast Susan Stowe Large Hill Hollow Kate Stowe Michael Sczerzen Small Reete Petite Michael Sczerzen Spider Spiral Charmer Cameron Stern Unusual Form Lightening Force Congratulations to Steve Greene for winning the Sweepstake Rosette (most blue ribbons 20). I believe 20 is the most blue ribbons ever won in my 18 years as Exhibition Chair. Great job, Steve. Ribbon Winners Member Purple Blue Red Yellow Steve Greene Cameron Stern Adele Keohan Michael Sczerzen Susan Stowe Anna Wilken Karin Cooke Jean Doherty Janet McOsker Lucy Lindley Yvette Rameau Curtis Turner Claudia Conway Valerie Price Elizabeth Murphy Christine Kann Thanks to all who contributed their time and efforts to make 2015 another successful Exhibition year. - Dan Pessoni, Exhibition Chair

4 Page 4 NEW ENGLAND DAYLILY SOCIETY NEWSLETTER - NOVEMBER 2015 NEDS 2015 November Door Prize Plants WINDHAM ANGELINA (Matzek 2015) Height 34" M 6" SEV TET Rose pink with a watermark eye and a small gold edge. Value: $50 YEARN TO BE CLOUDS (Huben 2014) Height 38" EM Re 3.5" DOR DIP NearWhite Self (MH0219I * Ice Trumpets) 5 to 6 branches and 21 buds. A near white with a green throat, a faint green overlay, good substance and extreme diamond dus ng. Flowers are held facing upwards, with the petals li ing off the sepals. Instant rebloom, great foliage, excellent scape and rapid increase. Value: $50 PLUM TARDY (Sobek 2015) Height 38" VL 5.5" DOR DIP Plum purple with a green throat b [FFO 9/10] Darrow Sdlg Olallie Beta X Glowing Remembrance. 16 buds. Value: $50 Membership in NEDS is complementary to membership in the AHS. There are no additional NED s dues and the bulletin is included. Membership in AHS is by calendar year Jan-Dec. and includes a year s subscription (four issues) to The Daylily Journal. Membership Renewal is due by January 1st each year. Individual dues are $25 year, or $70/ 3 years. Family membership (2 persons) is $30, or $83 for 3 years. Life membership: $500. Youth Membership through calendar year of 18th birthday: $10. Payment can be made to: American Hemerocallis Society, c/o Pat Mercer, AHS Executive Secretary, P.O. Box 10, Dexter, GA Contact Marlene Harmon at harmonhill25@comcast.net or to receive the NEDS Newsletter by . There is a $5.00/year fee each year for members receiving the newsletter by US mail to help defray the cost of printing and postage.

5 NEW ENGLAND DAYLILY SOCIETY NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 2015 Page 5 American Hemerocallis Society (AHS) Daylily Awards Dr. Arlow Burdette Stout is considered to be the father of modern daylily breeding in North America. The highest award a cultivar can receive is the Stout Silver Medal, given in memory of Dr. Stout. Every year, AHS Garden judges vote for the cultivar they feel is deserving of the Stout Silver Medal. This annual award can be given only to a cultivar that has first received the Award of Merit not less than two years previously. Recently the awards for 2015 were announced. Below are the results for the Stout Silver Medal and the Award of Merit. You can see the other award winners and the vote counts by visiting the following page on the AHS website: Stout Silver Medal Hybridizer Cultivar Total WINNER Herrington-K. Dorothy and Toto 85 1st Runner up Doorakian Rose F. Kennedy 45 2ND Runner up Gossard-J. White Eyes Pink Dragon 43 3RD Runner up Cranshaw Look Here Mary 28 4TH Runner up Morss God Save The Queen Awards of Merit Winners Hybridizer Cultivar Gossard Heavenly United We Stand Waldrop Lydia's Regal Robe Norris-R. Pigment Of Imagination Moore-G. Cat Dancer Kinnebrew-J. Black Velvet Baby Joiner-J. Sunglasses Needed Smith-F.R. Princess Diana Thomas-D. Apache War Dance Roberts-N. Licorice Twist Carpenter-J. Feliz Navidad Begnaud Lil' Black Buds Herrington-K. Return to Oz 2015 Award of Merit Runners Up Hybridizer Cultivar Kirchhoff-D. Clark Gable Davisson-J. Riot on the Kindergarten Bus Stamile Judy Farquhar Grace-Smith Bluegrass Music Emmerich Blood,Sweat and Tears Hudson Fairy Firecracker Kinnebrew-J. Spacecoast Irish Illumination Herr-D. Aaron Brown Stamile Born To Run Gossard Heman Herrington-T. Little Gold Nugget Wilson-Shott Mad Max You re invited.. The Daylily Society of Louisville and the Louisville Area Daylily Society would like to invite you to the 2016 National Convention to be held in Louisville, KY, from Wednesday, June 29th through Saturday, July 2, 2016 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Please visit for more information.

6 Page 6 NEW ENGLAND DAYLILY SOCIETY NEWSLETTER - NOVEMBER ANNUAL NEDS DIGITAL PHOTO CONTEST The purpose of the contest is to improve the photographic abilities of the members and not to choose the best variety. Qualities to keep in mind when selecting entries and in judging are: Correct Exposure; Color Harmony; Sharpness of Focus; Absence of Distraction; Composition. The Contest will take place at the January 2016 NEDS Meeting. CONTEST CATEGORIES: 1. Single Flower: Named & Registered Variety 2. Landscapes and Garden Art: Flowering Daylilies Predominating 3. Clump and Cluster: Named & Registered Variety, View of Entire Plant or multiple blooms of the same flower. 4. Seedling: Seedling, not Named or Introduced Variety, Single bloom, multiple blooms or Clump. 5. Daylily People, Pets & Wildlife: Photos showing the people, pets and wildlife that we meet in our daylily lives. Photos must include daylilies. ENTRIES: You may enter up to 5 photos in each category. All entries must be received by December 31, 2015 to allow time to compile the presentations. Entries received after this date will not be admitted. If you send photos by disk or memory card: Please include your phone number so that I may call you if I encounter any difficulty and your address so that I can notify you that your photos have been received and entered in the contest. Disk and other media will be returned at the January meeting. Mail Entries to: Paul Bourret, 11 Keepaway Lane, West Newfield, ME Phone: If you send your photos over the internet: s must have only one photo per nedsphotocontest@gmail.com. In the Subject line for the include your name, category and name of the photo / flower! Example: Category 1 SPIDERMAN Paul Bourret. Please name the photo file with the name of the flower and your name. LIMITS TO PHOTOGRAPHS: The dimensional size of the photo should be no larger than 7 MB in JPEG format. The photo should not be written on, contain a watermark, or have a frame. The photo should not be modified using digital photographic software other than for cropping. The same photograph cannot be entered in more than one category.

7 NEW ENGLAND DAYLILY SOCIETY NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 2015 Page 7 Maximum of 5 digital photos for each category. Everything must be received no later than December 31, 2015 in order for allow the photos to be compiled for the presentation. Please copy and list your entries for each category below and sent it along with your disc to Paul Bourret, 11 Keepaway Lane, West Newfield, ME Phone: YOUR NAME Category 1: Single flower, registered Category 2: Landscapes and Garden Art featuring Daylilies Category 3 Clumps (Entire plant) or Clusters (2+ flowers), registered Category 4: Seedlings (Single flower, multiple flowers or clump), not registered Category 5: People, Pets or Wildlife

8 NEDS organization: Officers President Open Vice President Open Secretary Kathy Viamari Treasurer Tom Riccio Executive Board Board member, Past President Adele Keohan Board member Lisa Lipomi Board member Susan Stowe Board member George Viamari Board member Michael Sczerzen Program Chair George Viamari Membership Co-Chairs Yvette Rameau Jean Doherty Exhibition Chair Dan Pessoni May Auction Chair Open August Auction Chair Harold Cross Babysitting Plant Chair Carl Harmon Door Prize Plant Chair Lisa Bourret NEDS Webmaster Marlene Harmon & Newsletter Editor Display Garden Chairs Elm Bank Barbara Provest Heritage Plantation Leslie Nolan New England Daylily Society (NEDS) Saturday, November 14, 2015 Speaker Dave Mussar of Ontario, Canada and NEDS Annual Soup s On Potluck Luncheon. We ll also discuss plans for the summer Regional to be hosted by NED July 22-24, 2016 and pass out ribbons to award winners from July 2015 Daylily Exhibition ISABELLE ROSE LAPRISE 09 photo by Marlene Harmon NEDS Web address: NEDS Newsletter c/o Marlene Harmon 49 Ledge Road Hudson, NH 03051